He showed us before he performed it for his classmates. “He taught it to himself and surprised us when he asked if he could sign up for his school talent show. Please note that this isn't the exact chor. “Jude actually learned from watching YouTube videos,” Katie tells POPSUGAR. Hey, y'all Here's a back-view of the Napoleon Dynamite dance to go along with this tutorial - (Link coming soon). Heder’s iconic dance near the end of the film wasn’t choreographed. Jude learned the dance moves all on his own and surprised his parents at his school. (L-R: Napoleon Dynamite actors Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez and Jon Gries at the UB Center for the Arts). Jude’s mom, Katie, watched her son perform at his school talent show, and like many proud mamas, she shared the video to Facebook.Īccording to mom, Jude loves the movie, and he watches it together with his dad. Jude Gagner is only 9 years old, but he’s already internet famous thanks to his mom sharing his dance moves and likeness to Napoleon Dynamite. It was full of awkward one-liners and who could forget the talent show dance? One 9-year-old boy channeled the moves of Napoleon in his own school talent show and his rendition is perfect. It was the underdog movie featuring a cast of unassuming characters. Quirky cult comedy about a frizzy haired high-school geek and the screwballs that surround him in a dingy small town. The early 2000s was a great time for movies, and it’s hard to think of a more quotable movie than Napoleon Dynamite.
